# The Great Pretender [Verse 1] I never burned the midnight oil Never cared what I should do had a head full of ideas But no follow through I talked like I could see the future With nowhere to be Then the doors just opened now there looking at me [Chorus] the great pretender Yeah, I work it all the time The great pretender Just one step from falling behind I’ve been lucky, I’ve been reckless, I been crazy But I made it this far The great pretender here I am, The great pretender [Verse 2] I sit at tables that I once wondered How a guy like me could reach People looking for answers Like I know something they can’t see I’ve got a good life all around me More than I thought I'd find But there’s a voice behind the curtain When they see through the disguise [Chorus] the great pretender Yeah, I work it all the time The great pretender Just one step from falling behind I’ve been lucky, I’ve been reckless, I been crazy But I made it this far The great pretender here I am, The great pretender [Bridge] Maybe everybody’s guessing Maybe nobody really knows Maybe we all just wonder Where the hell this road goes Maybe there’s no grand arrival Maybe we all just survive Maybe all that really matters Is when you realize [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] the great pretender Yeah, I work it all the time The great pretender Just one step from falling behind I’ve been lucky, I’ve been reckless, I been crazy But I made it this far The great pretender here I am [Chorus] the great pretender Yeah, I work it all the time The great pretender Just one step from falling behind I’ve been lucky, I’ve been reckless, I been crazy But I made it this far The great pretender here I am, I'm the star [Outro Guitar Solo]
